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Exosomes

Exosomes are small membrane vesicles of endocytic origin secreted by most cell types in vitro. Cells continuously secrete a large number of microvesicles, exosomes and small molecules into the extracellular space. Exosomes have been shown to contain mRNA and miRNA and they are able to mediate communication between cells, by transport of RNA and proteins which can be functionalized in the recipient cell. The ability to transport bioactive cargoes, gives exosomes innate therapeutic potential as a natural drug carrier. Efficient techniques for loading drugs into exosomes to utilize the natural carrier capabilities of these vesicles remains to be elucidated.

Applications of Exosomes

The presence exosomes in blood, saliva, and urine paves the way for the possible application of exosomes as a diagnostic marker for diseases. Many diseases are difficult to detect by the methods and equipment available today and there is a growing demand for development of new non‐invasive methods to detect diseases in early stages. The use of exosomes as markers of disease is being investigated to cement their potential as a non-invasive diagnostic tool for early detection of many diseases, in particular cancers. This, however, relies on thorough characterisation of exosomes in both healthy and diseased states

An important factor to understanding the roles of exosomes is knowledge of their biodistribution. Currently, the number of publications describing the biodistribution of exosomes is limited. The main reason being the lack of a robust fluorescent label that can be visualised in vivo. Mapping the specific cell type derived exosomes can increase our knowledge on the roles of exosomes in the organism, as well as help to identify natural targeting systems.

Isolation, Characterisation and Fluorescent Labelling

The most common isolation protocol uses a differential centrifugation to fractionate cells, microvesicles, and exosomes, which are pelleted by ultracentrifugation. After vesicles are secreted from cells into the extracellular environment, it difficult to separate the different subpopulations of vesicles to obtain a pure sample. We have developed methods to optimise isolation and thorough characterisation procedures to obtain pure and well-characterised exosomes. Furthermore, we have developed a simple method for labelling of exosomes with a robust fluorescent label that can be visualised in vivo, allowing investigation of the biodistribution of different cell derived exosomes.

Collaborators:

Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark

Dan Peer, Department of Cell Research & Immunology, Tel Aviv University, Israel

Moein Moghimi, school of Medicine, Pharmacy and Health, Durham University, UK

Recent Publications

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Cavallero, S, Nejsum, P, Cutillas, C, Callejón, R, Doležalová, J, Modrý, D & D'Amelio, S 2019, 'Insights into the molecular systematics of Trichuris infecting captive primates based on mitochondrial DNA analysis', Veterinary Parasitology, vol. 272, pp. 23-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2019.06.019
Thomsen, MK, Nyvang, A, Overgaard, J, Walsh, JPS, Bunting, PC, Long, JR, Neese, F, Atanasov, M & Genoni, A 2019, 'Insights into the Origin of Magnetic Anisotropy in Linear Iron Complexes from the Experimental Electron Density', ECM 32 - 32nd European Crystallographic Meeting, Vienna, Austria, 18/08/2019 - 23/08/2019.
Lagarteira, T, Pacheco, P, Almeida, C, Bentien, A, Monteiro, R & Mendes, A 2019, 'In-Situ Measurement of Vanadium Crossover for the Vanadium Redox Flow Battery', Journal of The Electrochemical Society, vol. 166, no. 16, pp. A4067-A4072. https://doi.org/10.1149/2.0331916jes
Kofoed, MVW 2019, 'In situ Methnation: Effect of Hydrogen on Acetate Production and Consumption Rates', 16th IWA World Conference on Anaerobic Digestion, Delft, Netherlands, 23/06/2019 - 26/06/2019.
Roelsgaard, M, Dippel, A-C, Song, L, Blichfeld, AB & Iversen, BB 2019, 'In situ total scattering studies during growth of thin films by magnetron sputtering', Conference on Analysis of Diffraction Data in Real Space, Grenoble, France, 20/03/2019 - 22/03/2019.
Jørgensen, PEF 2019, 'Institutional Identity as Discourse: Explaining What We Are Made of', I-LanD International Journal, vol. 2019, no. 1, pp. 8-24.
Demangeot, C, Kipnis, E, Pullig, C, Cross, SNN, Larsen, LV, Cui, C, Williams, JD, Galalae, C, Licsandru, T, Kearney, S, Mari, C, Martin Ruiz, V & Swanepoel, S 2019, 'Institutionalising Intercultural Engagement in Multicultural Marketplaces: Developing TCR- led Interventions with the New Generation', 2019 Transformative Consumer Research Conference, Tallahssee, United States, 19/05/2019 - 21/05/2019 pp. 49-50. <https://www.mytcr.org/_files/ugd/b4cd18_f2d165df904941f08b43bd2e59ef3c1a.pdf>
Stounbjerg, P 2019, Institutional settings: introduction to section 4. in B Hjartarson, A Kollnitz, P Stounbjerg & T Ørum (eds), A cultural history of the avant-garde in the Nordic Countries 1925-1950. Brill, Leiden, Avant Garde Critical Studies, no. 36, pp. 477-486. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004388291_027
Uusimäki, E 2019, Instruction (4QInstruction). in LT Stuckenbruck & DM Gurtner (eds), T&T Clark Encyclopaedia of Second Temple Judaism. vol. 1, Bloomsbury T&T Clark, London, pp. 1:247-249.
Vila, G, Jorgensen, JOL, Luger, A & Stalla, GK 2019, 'Insulin Resistance in Patients With Acromegaly', Frontiers in Endocrinology, vol. 10, 509. https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2019.00509
Bork, CS, Lasota, AN, Lundbye-Christensen, S, Jakobsen, MU, Tjønneland, A, Calder, PC, Schmidt, EB & Overvad, K 2019, 'Intake of α-linolenic acid is not consistently associated with a lower risk of peripheral artery disease: results from a Danish cohort study', The British Journal of Nutrition, vol. 122, no. 1, pp. 86-92. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114519000874
Czamara, D, Eraslan, G, Page, CM, Lahti, J, Lahti-Pulkkinen, M, Hämäläinen, E, Kajantie, E, Laivuori, H, Villa, PM, Reynolds, RM, Nystad, W, Håberg, SE, London, SJ, O'Donnell, KJ, Garg, E, Meaney, MJ, Entringer, S, Wadhwa, PD, Buss, C, Jones, MJ, Lin, DTS, MacIsaac, JL, Kobor, MS, Koen, N, Zar, HJ, Koenen, KC, Dalvie, S, Stein, DJ, Kondofersky, I, Müller, NS, Theis, FJ, Major Depressive Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Räikkönen, K & Binder, EB 2019, 'Integrated analysis of environmental and genetic influences on cord blood DNA methylation in new-borns', Nature Communications, vol. 10, 2548. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10461-0
Boateng, MA, Angel, S & Enemark, U 2019, 'Integrated Community Case Management of Malaria-Stakeholders' Assessment From a Health Literacy Perspective', 24th Annual Qualitative Health Research Conference, Halifax, Novo Scottia, CA, 22/10/2018.
K. Zadora, P, Chumduri, C, Imami, K, Berger, H, Mi, Y, Selbach, M, Meyer, TF & Kumar Gurumurthy, R 2019, 'Integrated Phosphoproteome and Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Chlamydia-Induced Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition in Host Cells', Cell Reports, vol. 26, no. 5, pp. 1286-1302. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2019.01.006
Heine, C 2019, 'Integrated Problem Decision Reports in Schreibdidaktik und Beratung', JoSch - Journal der Schreibberatung, vol. 17, no. 01, pp. 48-55. https://doi.org/10.3278/JOS1901W048
Raja, AS, Liu, J, Volet, N, Wang, RN, He, J, Lucas, E, Bouchand, R, Morton, P, Bowers, J & Kippenberg, TJ 2019, 'Integrated Si3N4 Soliton Microcomb Driven by a Compact Ultra-low-noise Laser', Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics.
Garg, V, Khan, AW, Kudapa, H, Kale, SM, Chitikineni, A, Qiwei, S, Sharma, M, Li, C, Zhang, B, Xin, L, Kishor, PBK & Varshney, RK 2019, 'Integrated transcriptome, small RNA and degradome sequencing approaches provide insights into Ascochyta blight resistance in chickpea', Plant Biotechnology Journal, vol. 17, no. 5, pp. 914-931. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.13026
Benjamin, J, McCarthy, J, Wiseman, C, Bevin, S, Kowlessar, J, Astrup, PM, Naumann, J & Hacker, J 2019, Integrating Aerial and Underwater Data for Archaeology: Digital Maritime Landscapes in 3D. in Coastal Research Library. Springer, Coastal Research Library, vol. 31, pp. 211-231. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03635-5_14
Harper, J, De Vega, J, Swain, S, Heavens, D, Gasior, D, Thomas, A, Evans, C, Lovatt, A, Lister, S, Thorogood, D, Skøt, L, Hegarty, M, Blackmore, T, Kudrna, D, Byrne, S, Asp, T, Powell, W, Fernandez-Fuentes, N & Armstead, I 2019, 'Integrating a newly developed BAC-based physical mapping resource for Lolium perenne with a genome-wide association study across a L. perenne European ecotype collection identifies genomic contexts associated with agriculturally important traits', Annals of Botany, vol. 123, no. 6, mcy230, pp. 977-992. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcy230
Rytter, M 2019, Integration. Tænkepauser - viden til hverdagen, vol. 66, Aarhus Universitetsforlag, Aarhus.
Gabaldon, J, Turner, EL, Johnson-Roberson, M, Barton, K, Johnson, M, Anderson, EJ & Alex Shorter, K 2019, 'Integration, Calibration, and Experimental Verification of a Speed Sensor for Swimming Animals', IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 19, no. 10, 8629066, pp. 3616-3625. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2019.2895806
Boiani, M, Sundekilde, UK, Bateman, LM, McCarthy, DG, Maguire, AR, Gulati, A, Guinee, TP, Fenelon, M, Hennessy, D, FitzGerald, RJ & Kelly, PM 2019, 'Integration of high and low field 1H NMR to analyse the effects of bovine dietary regime on milk metabolomics and protein-bound moisture characterisation of the resulting mozzarella cheeses during ripening', International Dairy Journal, vol. 91, no. April, pp. 155-164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idairyj.2018.08.016
Mihovska, A, Pnevmatikakis, A, Kyriazakos, S, Tonchev, K, Craciunescu, R, Poulkov, V, op den Akker, H & Hermens, H 2019, Integration of sensing devices and the cloud for innovative e-health applications. in Wearable technologies and wireless body sensor networks for healthcare . Institution of Engineering and Technology, Stevenage, pp. 361-386. https://doi.org/10.1049/PBHE011E_ch11